Thanks for sharing. I forgot to mention that the USHL site has updated his profile again with Lowell listed as his commitment.

It looks like he turns 21 early March. Since that's still during the USHL season, does he have to stop playing once he turns 21? I thought I had read somewhere that you can lose some NCAA eligibility in that situation.

Given that, I'm wondering if there is a chance he joins the team next semester should the issue with classes Justin mentioned get resolved.

Mattias Goransson was named USHL defensive player of the week again this week after having a 5 pt weekend. He currently leads all USHL defensemen in scoring (13 GP, 5-8-13 +5).
http://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/574934?referrer_id=1348814

boblav1

11-11-2015, 07:37 PM

NLI early signing period for hockey starts today and remains open for a week.

riverchief1

11-11-2015, 09:09 PM

Mattias Goransson was named USHL defensive player of the week again this week after having a 5 pt weekend. He currently leads all USHL defensemen in scoring (13 GP, 5-8-13 +5).
http://www.ushl.com/news_article/show/574934?referrer_id=1348814

Looks like he's going to be a good one. Wish the eligibility snafu didn't happen as it would've been great to have had him here this season.

Typical Mark Carlson defenseman. Good puck mover, good skater, flashes a good shot. Made the Roughriders as a free agent out of camp. It is taking some time to adjust to the USHL and will need another year here, but he will progress nicely. He comes to CR from a smaller school in Minnesota.

It looks like James was a former Northeastern commit. At first I thought the tweet from Youngstown might have been a mistake, but it looks like James retweeted it.

I would imagine he comes in next season.

Currently has a 6-7-13 line in 15 games played.

Also to note, the top two goalie in the USHL haven't committed. Both have been drafted so not sure if they're looking to jump to the AHL though one was drafted 7th round to the Rangers and the other is a Bruins 3rd round pick.

Middle Street

11-30-2015, 11:28 AM

Currently has a 6-7-13 line in 15 games played.

Also to note, the top two goalie in the USHL haven't committed. Both have been drafted so not sure if they're looking to jump to the AHL though one was drafted 7th round to the Rangers and the other is a Bruins 3rd round pick.

As far as goaltending goes, I would imagine UML is all set in that area assuming this year's freshmen stay with the team. They already have a drafted goalie coming in (though he's not having a good season). I'm not too worried about that though. I have no idea how good Madison is defensively, and Lowell's staff has done a great job developing goaltenders so far.